/**
 * Copyright (c) 2008 - TheNittyGritty - Thomas Brekelmans
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */
package nl.thenittygritty.amc 
{
	import flash.display.MovieClip;	

	/**
	 * Application is responsible for creating and managing all the modules 
	 * and managing the preloader for those modules.
	 * Application also listens for any global stage events such as resize.
	 */
	public class Application extends MovieClip
	{
		/**
		 * Creates a new Application.
		 */
		public function Application() 
		{
			initModuleLoader();
		}
		
		/**
		 * Adds the event listener on them odule loader for the load all 
		 * complete event.
		 */
		private function initModuleLoader():void
		{
			ModuleLoader.getInstance().addEventListener(
					   ModuleLoaderEvent.LOAD_ALL_COMPLETE, onAllModulesLoaded);
		}
		
		/**
		 * Handles the load all complete event from the module loader.
		 */
		private function onAllModulesLoaded(e:ModuleLoaderEvent):void
		{
			initModules();
		}
		
		/**
		 * This method is automatically called as soon as all the modules are 
		 * loaded and initialised.
		 * Override this method in your application subclass and initialise each 
		 * module in your application here. 
		 */
		protected function initModules():void
		{
		}

		/**
		 * Creates and loads a new module from the swf at the given path. 
		 * After the module is created, it's stored in the module registry under
		 * the given name.
		 */
		protected function createModule(moduleName:String, 
										moduleSWFPath:String):void
		{
			ModuleLoader.getInstance().load(moduleName, moduleSWFPath);
		}
		
		/**
		 * Returns the name of the class in a String.
		 */
		override public function toString():String 
		{
			return "Application";
		}
	}
}
